3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Growler: Pours a barley transparent dark copper mahogany with a thin ring of off-white head. Aroma of earthy semi-sweet dark caramel and chocolate with some roasty coffee notes. Starts fairly full-bodied with some big roasty bitterness and rich dark chocolate notes. Has a drier bittersweet roasted finish. A pretty nice porter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Good tasting beer with a strong bitter taste. I enjoyed it immensely but it was still harsh to handle in a minimal amount of time. My advice would be to portion the cough syrup off to your beer party friends and share the wealth.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Appearance: Pours a black, near still body, with only a little blip of carbonation trying it’s damndest to form a head.
Smell: Dark malts with a slight roastiness and a rich scent of dark chocolate. Mild spicy hop notes.
Taste: Great dark chocolate flavor with a medium amount of complimentary sweetness. Hint of spicy hops emerge right about the earthy bitterness kicks in. Bittersweet chocolatey finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Mild carbonation.
Drinkability: You know what? I like it. It’s a rich, flavorful beer just made for wintertime drinking.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: MAR 8, 2009
Name: Santa’s Little Helper
Date: December 15, 2007
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: black, headless, distant points of lace
Aroma: sweet dark caramel and chocolate malt aroma with a a touch of spicy hops
Body: big body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, bitter sweet dark chocolate character, touch of peppery character that may include alcohol
Name: Santa’s Little Helper
Date: December 17, 2007
Mode: two day old growler
Vintage: 2007
Score: 3.6 to 3.7
Appearance: black, fine tan head, lots of speckled lace
Aroma: sweetness has faded from the aroma allowing the dark chocolate and spicy hops to come out
Flavor: spicy alcohol has all but faded from the flavor leaving lots of bitter dark chocolate to take the lead, still a bit of spicy hops remain to offset the bitter dark chocolate
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
Name: Santa’s Little Helper
Date: February 06, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: black, fine tan head, sheets of lace
Aroma: dark roasted aroma
Flavor: big hoppy flavor, lots of dark malt to balance the hops, dark chocolate starts off light and gets richer as it warms, lingering roasted finish with a touch of bitterness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Complex flavors, slightly sweet with coffee/chocolate finish. Great dessert beer.
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